CAIRO (AP) — Rival Libyan officials began talks Wednesday in the Egyptian capital on disputed constitutional arrangements for their country's elections. The U.N.-brokered talks come as the North African nation is increasingly deadlocked. The country has for years been split between rival administrations in the east and west, each supported by different militias and foreign governments. In February, the country’s east-based House of Representatives named a new prime minister, former interior minister Fathi Bashagha, to lead a new interim government. The presidential vote was originally planned for Dec. 24, but was postponed over disputes between rival factions on laws governing the elections and controversial presidential hopefuls.

Source: Libya Today April 13, 2022 14:05 UTC